Sky Watcher HEQ5 – Fully Computerized GoTo German Equatorial Telescope Mount – Motorized Astrophotography Mount with 42,000 Object Database,White

Items delivered in good time from US with all custom clearance sorted by Amazon hassle free. The tripods are strong and sturdy with no wobbles. Once learnt to set up, very easy to use. Even with 1 star alignment after pilot scope polar alignment with Polaris, it goes to target accurately and tracks well. Use with a Sony A7 mirrorless camera and a Alkar AClL 200mm lens, balanced with just one counter weight, 5 mins exposed picture show round and sharp stars. Without guiding scope, the target object stays at the centre of the frame after 2 hrs of shooting. Very happy for my equipment setting.

implementacion y entrega correcta con un contratiempo menor por entrega diferida en dos dias, kit consiste en tripie y cabezal, standar de la industria con un potencial elevadisimo.contento con su desempeño, rebaso expectativas

I have been dying to get a quality go-to mount for astrophotography and have been eyeing this one for a few years now. I was beyond happy to see it on here with Amazon's financing options which for me was better than buying from more specialized dealers. My packages (it comes in two boxes... one for the mount and the other for the tripod) both arrived together and in good condition. In other reviews here on Amazon people described only getting one of the two packages, but that is pretty common no matter who is selling this mount it seems. Regardless, I was happy when I saw the delivery man pull two boxes out of the van (I admit I was watching out my front window for the delivery driver like a kid looking for Santa at Christmas). Once unboxed, everything was easy to put together.Instead of the hand controller, I use my cheap $150 laptop to control the mount with EQMOD, Stellarium, and PHD Guiding (with a guide camera) via an ethernet to USB cable. At some point I will probably upgrade to the ZWO ASIAIR Plus. The EQ6-R Pro is a well known mount with plenty of in-depth reviews on YouTube along with tutorial videos. This is a great go-to mount for its price, payload capacity, durability, and tracking accuracy. In fact, it is probably the best in its class. When properly polar-aligned, and with the use of a guide camera, achieving sub-arcsecond accuracy is easy as long as the payload is within limits. The general rule of thumb for most astrophotography go-to mounts is not to go more than 50-75% of the maximum payload rating. As long as your payload does not weigh more than that, you cannot go wrong buying this mount and it will serve you well for years. I really love the fact this mount has an encoder built in and I can upload my PEC (periodic error correction) information right into the mount (PPEC)... for those who do not know what that means, it means the mount can permanently remember where/when to make certain tracking adjustments and adjust before they happen. (This makes tracking even more accurate) I used PHD Guiding to setup PPEC.There are not a lot of complaints about this model in general. The few common ones generally revolve around the "stiction" from the thick globs of grease used to lubricate the bearings and worm drives. One can feel this when balancing the equipment during setup. There are a number of online tutorials on how to "hypertune" the mount by cleaning off the old grease and applying a better quality lubricant, though, doing so will negate the warranty and are for more advanced users. Another common complaint is that the alt-az screws at the base of the mount that help proper polar alignment can feel awkward and not very smooth, but in the end they do their job. And lastly, for those who will be using this mount in super cold environments and use the hand controller, the LCD display on the controller will stop working if the temperatures fall too low. This is a common problem with telescope hand controllers, though some more expensive mounts do have a heating mechanism behind their controllers to keep the LCD screen working and not freezing.I hope this review helps. Like I said, there are plenty of reviews and tutorials on YouTube on this mount and all it has to offer.Clear Skies!

Seems great, but since Amazon refuses to give me the tripod, counter weights and power supply it's useless.I see many others with the same problem, Amazon is this a joke? Open your eyes, ship complete.

La montura es muy buena, consideren que es bastante pesada, pero es una montura de bastante calidad.

Works well with a DSLR or a Celestron 8SE M CASS telescope. Excellent performance. Arrived from supplier in NJ in record time.